Considering the Historical Context of the Second Amendment it could easily have gone either way.
No standing army at the time and the Country being defended by volunteer militia units.
It has always surprised me that the Second Amendment wasn't repealed or modified after the decision was made to have a standing army since that seemed to defeat the purpose of the Second Amendment. Since not everyone was in favor of a standing army they probably left the Second Amendment as is to placate the oponents of the standing army idea. (Or maybe some considered the standing army as just a temporary thing.).
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